Well, yet again I've taken up something else. Java. I'm never gonna get really good at one thing at this rate.
Anyway, any Java programmers around? I'm just kind of interested to see how many there are around here...
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 Jul 4 2002, 1:23 pm
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You bet I am. Most people will say Java is only for the internet, but that's cuz theyre teenagers who don't know about programming.
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jeeze dude, I knew you would have to stick your face in here too. And, at fifteen, I think you're a teenager too. And besides, isn't Java mostly used for web-apps?
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Airson wrote:
jeeze dude, I knew you would have to stick your face in here too. And, at fifteen, I think you're a teenager too. And besides, isn't Java mostly used for web-apps? Nope. The point of Java is that rather than compiling to machine code it compiles to byte-code. Then it uses a program that translates the byte-code to the computer to get it to run. Any computer that has this program can run java apps. So in theory you just have to compile your program once then it can be ran on any machine. This is why it's useful on the internet since it can be ran on any operating system. But there are many other areas where code portability is nice so it's not exclusivly for internet purposes. The big problem comes from this strength though. It doesn't compile to machine code making it run slower than an executable that was compiled into machine code. | |
I know for a fact Lummox JR is, and I intend to learn over the next couple of years (kinda like an understudy while I get my bachelor's in computer science). Depending on where you go, getting your bachelors in CS and learning Java may be quite related. At my university, at least, most of the lower-level courses are taught with Java, and I'm under the impression its gaining popularity in education because if its excellent OOP-design. -AbyssDragon | |
I know for a fact Lummox JR is, and I intend to learn over the next couple of years (kinda like an understudy while I get my bachelor's in computer science).